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Originally, everything was going according to plan, but unexpectedly, he was going to participate in a Lantern Festival poetry meeting to be held in Wei Wangfu two days later, even Xie Jingyu, who was as smart as Xie Jingyu, was stunned.After knowing that I will bring Wang Ruojun, Cao Ju, all the Hongwenguan scholars, and a few Zhongshu Scheeren, he finally got a taste of it. "Your Majesty, where are you going to a banquet?" He said angrily and funny.

Right now, I am concentrating on feeding the eagle.Although there is always a slight tingling sensation when the sharp beak hits my hand, and then it starts to turn red, but I still enjoy it——Gyrfalcon is very hungry, and can go without food for [-] days after one meal, so feeding There are not many opportunities. "It's not a banquet, what is that?"

There was a moment of silence, save for the low grunts of the gyrfalcons as they swallowed, and I couldn't help brushing them.

Xie Jingyu was obviously holding back something, but he couldn't hold back in the end. "Your Majesty thinks that His Majesty brought these many people to show them off."

"Mr. Xie's words are wrong." Zhen said nonchalantly, "They are all celebrities and have literary talents, so it is inevitable to compare them. I am generously giving them a chance to compete. In addition, even if Mr. Xie disagrees with the previous one, They are about to become colleagues, how can they not get to know each other in advance?"

Xie Jingyu seemed a little suffocated after being robbed by me in such a way. "As long as His Majesty makes up his mind, I will not be able to say anything to His Majesty."

"What?" I asked, and scratched the fluffy, softer and warmer back of my neck—the big white-feathered bird uttered a comfortable cry, and rubbed its head against my palm—"I hear you are not Very convinced?"

Xie Jingyu didn't answer the question. "Look at me, Your Majesty is not as interested in celebrities as he is in gyrfalcons." He said, rather resentfully.

Yo, you've grown up, dare to argue with me?

"People who have never met before are not here yet, why should I share interest in them?" I kept my subordinates, and then glanced at him slowly, "Or is Mr. Xie just borrowing others to describe himself? "

"Your Majesty!" Xie Jingyu called out, the resentment in his words became more prominent.

Look, I've hit the mark... I continued to pet the spear falcon, and waited patiently for a while, but I didn't wait for Xie Jingyu's next words. "It's gone?" I couldn't help raising my eyebrows at him, "I thought you had to tell me not to play around and lose my mind!"

Xie Jingyu sighed helplessly when he saw that I was about to hug Mao Falcon into his arms and give him another big kiss. "Will His Majesty?"

"Of course not." I smiled back, "I heard from General Murong that the people of Tuyuhun mostly tame falcons in late summer and early autumn. They first catch some prey for food storage, and then use falcons to hunt fresh ones when the winter is fine—after all. In the world of ice and snow, people are far less agile and agile than eagles. When the next spring begins, the eagles will be released so that they can multiply; and the cycle will repeat in autumn.

"And the two gyrfalcons I received happened to be fully grown this year. By the turn of spring and summer, I would want to fly further north to find a mate. Otherwise, this pair of gyrfalcon brothers would be extinct. "

Hearing this, Xie Jingyu stared at Gyrfalcon's claws suddenly and intently, as if he hadn't heard my last joke at all. "That's why His Majesty doesn't leash them or keep them in cages?"

I also followed him to look at the location. "If it wasn't for the good food in the palace, I guess they would fly away before spring begins." I joked with a smile, "But now it's not long before the spring blossoms... another month? The longest is no more than two months. "Because only Xie Jingyu was present, I didn't bother to hide my sigh.

Hearing that Gyrfalcon would leave soon, Xie Jingyu fell silent again.After a long while, he finally said: "General Murong spent a lot of time taming the two gyrfalcons since childhood, probably not for the purpose of allowing His Majesty to let them go one day."

"I know General Murong's kindness." I nodded, "I have indeed received it."

"I think His Majesty likes this pair of gyrfalcons very much." Xie Jingyu said again.

"I really like it." I nodded again in agreement, "But I like it is not the reason to keep them in the palace. They are perfect creations of heaven from beginning to end, not my own." He touched the smooth and neat wing feathers of the Gyrfalcon again—it took the initiative to rub against it, and the other one followed suit, showing unusual enthusiasm—"They seemed to understand? The spirituality of what General Murong said It's true!" I couldn't help being overjoyed, and immediately forgot the sadness before.

Xie Jingyu still looked at me steadfastly, his eyes filled with complicated emotions.But until he left the Eagle Park, he didn't speak any more except for the necessary questions and answers.

**

Soon, New Year's Eve will arrive.Although the main purpose of this banquet is to thank Zhen for his promotion, and all kinds of delicacies are served like water, but everyone knows that the focus is not on eating at all.Winning the favor of your boss and connecting with your colleagues, which one doesn't require your full attention?

Just after drinking for three rounds, I knew that my preparations were perfect—pot throwing is a kind of archery ceremony, which has been favored by scholar-bureaucrats since ancient times.As for banquets and poetry orders, I can't compare to Xie Jingyu, so can I still be at the bottom of many people?Besides, even if I want to be at the bottom, I may not be able to be at the top: the ten Hongwenguan bachelors are not white belts, no matter what I write, they can all praise me to the sky!

The emperor's image of being wise and mighty is well maintained, and I secretly heave a sigh of relief.Yong Meng also seemed to be relieved, and told me that he would take a temporary leave.

It's normal for people to have three urgencies, I waved my hand, sure.But what is strange is that as soon as Yongmeng left, Xie Jingyu left the table.He is not like Yongmeng hosting this banquet, so there is no need to explain it to me.I squinted to look at his receding back, and always felt that something was wrong, so I put down the bright shrimp that had just been delivered to the table and was still smelling hot, and got up to go out.

The banquet will continue until midnight, when it is just getting dark.I have my own servant to lead me to change clothes; but when I was about to arrive, I just found a reason and sent him away—whether Yongmeng went to the toilet or not, if Xie Jingyu really wanted to talk to him, he would definitely not in that kind of place.

"Find where King Wei and Prime Minister Xie are, don't be seen." When there was no one around, I ordered Qian Niuwei who came out.They immediately took orders and left; Wei Wang's mansion was far less big than the imperial palace, but within half a cup of tea, the news came back.I hurried away immediately, and was secretly guarded outside the moon gate of the garden.

The garden of Prince Wei's Mansion was visited by Yongmeng last time, and I still remember the general terrain.In addition, the Jiangnan-style gardens pay attention to moving step by step to form a scene, which is too simple for Tibetans.Covered by dense trees and corridors, I walked in quietly.

On the eve of the Yuan Dynasty, the treetops and verandahs are all lit with exquisitely shaped lanterns.Looking at the lights tonight is a serious matter, and Yongmeng probably made the last inspection before everyone entered the garden; but now there is no one, they must have been sent away.In disguise, there is no silver 300 taels here, which can further explain that something happened in the garden.

I carefully moved around the corners, for fear of being seen in the shadows.It was easy to touch the edge of the rockery, and I quickly got into it, groping towards the opposite side in the darkness with only a little light.Maybe it was good luck, just after walking a few steps in the dark, I vaguely heard Xie Jingyu's warning——

"...Don't provoke His Majesty any more."

His tone is very deep, I have never heard him speak like that.The rockery is porous, and the sound transmission is extremely far; I cover my mouth and nose subconsciously, move my feet more slowly, and follow the sound.

Yong Meng's answer came after a while: "What's the explanation for Mr. Xie's words? Did Mr. Xie think that Xiao Wang deliberately wanted to make His Majesty angry?"

Xie Jingyu may be shaking his head, or he may not be, I can't see them yet.Anyway, when he spoke again, he didn't answer Yong Meng's words: "Because Your Highness won't have a second chance."

"Oh? Xiao Wang thought Xie Xiang was so eager to do this." Yong Meng's ending sound rose, obviously not buying it.

"Xie has never thought about it that way, whether His Highness believes it or not." Xie Jingyu said, his voice getting deeper.

"This is a bit strange." Yong Meng said, his tone was light and light, and he couldn't tell whether it was doubt or sarcasm. "Then what is Xie Xiang thinking about? Xiao Wang also asked Xie Xiang to express it clearly."

No matter what Yongmeng thinks, I know what Xie Jingyu said is true—I threatened Yongmeng once in anger, and he has clearly expressed his disapproval at least twice.

Xie Jingyu didn't answer immediately.I couldn't help but put my ear against the cold and rough stone wall, only to vaguely catch the sound of slightly heavy breathing coming from it. "Xie has only one wish in this life, and that is—" he said every word, unswervingly, "Your Majesty can get whatever he wants."

Another moment of silence. "Xie Xiang, after so many years, you finally told the truth in front of Xiao Wang." Judging from Yong Meng's tone, he probably didn't bother to hang up with a fake smile on his face right now.

"Could it be that His Highness doesn't agree with Xie?" Xie Jingyu asked back.

Yong Meng choked for a moment. "No. However, when these words come out of your mouth, Xiao Wang..." He didn't say the rest of the words, "Xie Xiang is very clear, so Xiao Wang will not say more."

It's nothing more than seeing Xie Jingyu unhappy and can't help but want to find fault, and I understand it very well.Turning another corner, the light spots in front of my eyes became denser.I knew it was coming soon, so I leaned down and stuck to the corner stone wall before standing up a little bit, and then peeked out from the nearest small crack in the stone——

The two faced each other, one on the left and the other on the right, which meant tit for tat.Xie Jingyu's back is facing me, from my perspective, I can only see half of his side face; Yong Meng, who is on the opposite side, can see it clearly.

"No matter what your Highness thinks about Xie, you can come to Xie." Xie Jingyu said again, "There is only one thing, Xie hopes that His Highness will think twice-don't let His Majesty disappoint His Highness."

"Does Xiao Wang look like he wants to do this?" Yong Meng was really annoyed. "If it weren't for you..."

Xie Jingyu didn't intend to wait for him to finish speaking. "Then Xie will be His Highness and agree."

After he finished speaking, he wanted to leave, but Yong Meng shouted angrily behind him: "Xie Jingyu!"

After being yelled at by name and surname, Xie Jingyu stopped in his tracks. "Your Highness shouldn't call Xie by his name directly."

Outside of family, only very close friends are allowed to call each other by first name.The two of them are obviously far from intimacy, and they don't have the emperor's privilege like me.Xie Jingyu's words were correct, but Yong Meng didn't listen at all. "You want to talk to Xiao Wang about this today? Even if Xiao Wang makes a mistake, Xiao Wang will take responsibility for it, so what are you doing?" He asked questions one after another, almost aggressively.

For a moment, I thought Xie Jingyu would avoid answering as before.But he turned his head to look at Yong Meng, watching him calmly. "Just like what Xie said just now, if His Highness offends His Majesty again, His Highness won't have a second chance." He paused for a while, "Your Majesty has never been lenient in dealing with people, but His Majesty will not be happy in his heart."

Yong Meng seemed to have prepared a rebuttal, but when he heard this, he really choked.As if remembering something, his complexion was unpredictable and complicated. "Do you think I don't know? The closer you are to His Majesty, the more you know that His Majesty is more important than seeing from afar..." He stopped suddenly in the middle of speaking, and turned back stiffly: "Don't let Your Majesty disappoint you—that's a small word The king will return it to you as it is!"

"Your Highness, please rest assured." Xie Jingyu actually nodded, "Xie knows that there is no one in the world comparable to His Majesty, and also knows that His Highness is never someone who gives up easily. Therefore, Xie will never let others find the slightest chance, including Your Highness." .”

Xie Jingyu spoke too bluntly, Yong Meng stared at him until he gritted his teeth. "You'd better do what you say!"

Xie Jingyu left immediately after he didn't talk speculatively, and Yongmeng was secretly angry for a while, and left too.I knew that many people would come to the garden in a short while, so I hurried back the same way.When I walked out of the moon gate, I couldn't help thinking——

Is that so?Because he was really unfamiliar, Yongmeng made wrong judgments one after another, but now he has basically accepted the reality?It's different from before; the Hongwenguan incident made him understand that I still have the possibility to reuse him regardless of past suspicions, so he settled down?

As for "there is no one in the world comparable to Your Majesty"... I unconsciously curled my lips upwards.Xie Jingyu is probably the late Xi Shi in the eyes of beholders, and he is hopeless!

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